Friday’s Headlines

• Lawmakers Not Excited About Needed Transit Tax Proposal (Examiner)
• Sacramento May Raise Parking Rates (SacBee)
• Seal Beach Raises Parking at Beach Lots (OC Register)
• All BART Trains Shutdown Due to Computer Glitch (SFStandard, Examiner)
• Caltrans Dedicates Monument To Workers Killed By Drivers (Daily News, Spectrum1, Caltrans D7 YouTube)
• San Diego Considers Slashing Road Repair Budget (Union-Trib)
• Gas Prices Soar After CA Refinery Closes (SF Gate)
• Amtrak Cutting 450 jobs in an Effort to Save $100 Million (Reuters)
• Encinitas Plans Open Streets Event for 5/18 (Coast News)
• Workers Quitting Rather Than Returning for State Work (SacBee)
• No Surprise, Trump's "Skinny Budget" Bad for Transportation (Transportation for America)
• Stop Planting Palm Trees! (Fresno Bee)
• Tesla Workers Think Anti-Elon Tesla Stickers Are Lame (SFStandard)

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